Facing History and Ourselves Lesson #2

In this lesson, students will be introduced to Booker T & the MGs, who were the house band for many Stax Records artists, in addition to being an independent act. Despite performing in an era when the Memphis and much of the South was segregated, Booker T & the MGs was a racially integrated band. Students will learn how the group members’ passion for music overcame the societal pressures seeking to force them apart.